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Charley Fusari 148 lbs lost to Al Priest 154 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1948-02-16
- Location: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Referee: Mel Manning
- Judge: James Carrig
- Judge: Jim Shaughnessy
Fusari lost a close ten-round split decision to Al (Red) Priest of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. It was a hectic scrap, with the near-capacity crowd in disagreement at the finish. Fusari set the pace with a two-fisted body attack and stiff left hooks to the head, despite a cut over his left eye, received in an early round. Priest scored with enough right hands to keep Fusari’s cut eye dripping in every round. Priest was at his best during the fourth and eighth rounds. His booming rights to the head kept the crowd roaring.